Kubernetes · Running Workloads · Intermediate · 17 min read

StatefulSets, DaemonSets, Jobs and CronJobs: Choosing the Right Workload

When a Deployment is not the right tool: stable identity and storage with StatefulSets, one pod per node with DaemonSets, and finite or scheduled work with Jobs and CronJobs, with safe settings for each.

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